Non-extractable polyphenols, antioxidants and dietary fibre in health (POLIFIBAN)

The activity of the research team is focused on the study of certain bioactive compounds present in foods of vegetal origin, such as dietary fibre and polyphenols. As distinctive characteristic, the team studies non-extractable polyphenols or macromolecular antioxidants, as a particular class of these compounds widely distributed in foods and with promising health effects. The research team is based on a global approach to the study of the selected compounds: determination of their content in foods and derived intake in different populations; evaluation of in vitro effects through several antioxidant capacity techniques; studies of in vitro bioaccessibility and bioavailability in humans; evaluacion of acute and chronic cardiometabolic effects.